He himself wrote much of Lotus Notes, an early collaborative program, and came to Microsoft when it bought his latest start-up, Groove Networks, in 2005.

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Then, on July 25th, SymphonyIRI released news that it was collaborating with Walmart to offer suppliers a next-generation shopper insights and collaborative planning program called Customer Advantage.

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This week, the Opportunity Finance Network and Goldman Sachs announced the next phase of their partnership in the 10, 000 Small Businesses Initiative, a three-year program called the CDFI Growth Collaborative that will provide participating CDFIs with a learning program to help CDFI loan funds address the needs of small businesses in underserved communities across the country.

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Collaborative efforts formed a program much like a foreign exchange student program, except a family takes in a homeless student.

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The Urban Waters Program is another collaborative approach involving thirteen federal agencies that breaks down silos and better targets federal investments.

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Similarly, the Philly Rising program relies on a collaborative, community-based approach to empower residents to tackle crime and quality of life issues and coordinate city services to better meet those challenges.

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He also serves as clinical director of the mind-body program and co-director of the Collaborative for Contemplative Studies.

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The program was co-managed by the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) led by ex Intel veteran Dave Whitlinger.

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Whether we are revamping our literature schema or strengthening our Open Honors program the process is always empowering since all decisions are both collaborative and completely engaged through rich dialogue.

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